The Verdict
Remember coronavirus? It stole this masterpiece from us
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the technicolour tropical joy we all missed out on.
- by Sarah Thomas
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Make it dumber: I’ve had enough of smart comedies, give me the silly
I want entertainment that gives me an escape from the news cycle, not a rehashing of it.
- by Deirdre Fidge
We were obsessed with this game in 1999, and now it’s coming back
And it’s going to be even better because we won’t have to wait for mum to hang up the phone!
- by Alice Tovey
Let’s have some self-respect and not fall for celebrity group pictures
This is the modern-day “last supper” image? People, please.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Wireless? Wire more. We need to bring back cables
Cables were flawless and we took them for granted.
- by Robert Moran
I used to love Black Mirror, but it’s completely lost the plot
Charlie Brooker’s boredom shows in the latest season’s pivot to the supernatural and horror.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Is it your Saturn Return or just, you know, life?
Celebrities are suddenly blaming Saturn for upending their lives. Please, leave Saturn alone.
- by Alice Tovey
Gross, ugly, toxic – and the TV performance of the year?
We all agree, Tedros sucks. So surely The Weeknd is doing something right?
- by Robert Moran
Why is every British crime show set in a cosy village?
There’s something about these tidy towns that makes you convinced they’re keeping a bunch of corpses in a deli fridge under the stairs.
- by Luke Ryan
The sign of a society in strife? Method acting
We have reached a point in Western society where performative onerousness is celebrated.
- by Mali Waugh
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